" The reason is simple. The Gaul army had long since disbanded in large numbers to celebrate their victory. When we were in Iron Tower City, we saw a large number of French soldiers returning from the front line. Most of these people were not from Iron Tower City, and Iron Tower City was just a transit point for them to return home.”
Major General Maynz's reason sounded simple, so it wasn't very convincing. Although the others didn't doubt the accuracy of his information, they didn't believe that this matter would have too much of an impact on the French army.
"Generals, the situation in Gaul is completely different from ours!”
Mayinz sighed. From the reaction of the staff, he knew that they had made a mistake!
The situation that the German army and the French army faced was completely different. The German army was the loser, while the French army was the victor.
The reason why the German troops were gathered here was entirely because they were waiting for the post-war treaty of the allied countries to deal with them. Most of these troops were going to be disbanded, but before that, they still had a lot of procedures to go through. After all, even if it was to maintain social security, it was impossible to let so many soldiers return home.
It was the same for the French army. They were the victors. They did not have to worry about waiting for their unknown orders after being defeated.
It was normal for the French soldiers to get a holiday after the victory, go home for a holiday, or even disband the army directly. After all, the Second Empire had fallen, and the German army had long surrendered. Gaul did not need so many troops piled up on the front line.
After hearing Major Maynz's explanation, although some people still didn't believe it, most people began to believe his deduction.
"Are you saying that the French army doesn't have enough troops on the front line, so they can only mobilize so many people in a short period of time?”
Marshal Hindeburg asked.
" Yes, the allied countries still have a lot of troops on the western front. In addition to the French army, there are also the British and American troops. As long as there is no war, the French army does not need so many people. Even if the three countries each send 500,000 troops, it is enough to ensure the stability of the current defense line.”
"Alright, since that's the case, we'll formulate a battle plan based on the size of the 500,000-man enemy!”
Marshal Hindeburg waved his hand and stopped the staff officers 'meaningless debate, moving on to the next stage.
Major Mayinz didn't have many opportunities to speak because of his low rank. In fact, he didn't need to speak.
Under the leadership of Marshal Hindeburg, the German army quickly made a judgment. The German General Staff believed that the French and Billy Division troops would advance from the Billy Division area to Hans. The terrain here was flat and suitable for the French army to advance. If they attacked in the west, the mountainous terrain was not conducive to the French army's attack. Moreover, the Rhine area, especially the Ruhr industrial area, was obviously much more valuable than the southwest. Therefore, this judgment was unanimously approved by everyone.
Therefore, the German army was fully prepared around the possible direction of the French army's attack. They were just waiting for the French army to crash into them!
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Maynz was right. The size of the French army was indeed small, but in addition to the reasons he had mentioned before, there was another reason that he did not think of. The French generals believed that the morale of the German army was low after the defeat, and without the support of the rear, their combat effectiveness was bound to fall to the bottom. However, the French army had come with a great victory. They had sufficient troops and high morale. No matter what, they could at least fight against three of them.
In their opinion, fighting a stray dog like the German army should be a piece of cake!
In the end, when the war broke out, the result was completely different from what they had imagined!
Although the German army was defeated, they were not addicted to it. Instead, because of the various encounters in the past few months, they had accumulated endless anger in their hearts. Now that the French army had bumped into them, it immediately ignited the anger of the German army. The anger of the German army was all greeted in the face of the French army!
On February 26th, the French army began to attack Aachen. On February 27th, the French army began to retreat. On March 1st, the German army not only drove away the invaders, but also counterattacked the city of Liege in the northeast of the Billy Division!
This time, the allied countries were all panicking!
Initially, everyone did not support Gaul to attack the Weimar Republic because they felt that they could not let Gaul monopolize the fruits of victory. However, the German army had gathered so many troops in the Rhine region and had not disbanded for a long time. This made the people of the allied countries very unhappy. Therefore, the United States and Britain's wishful thinking was to let Gaul, this reckless youth, fight the remnants of the German army to the death. It would be best if both sides fought until both sides suffered heavy losses, so that they could benefit from it!
In the end, the Gauls were too useless. They actually lost so quickly. Not only did their attack not gain any advantage, but they were also defeated and lost their cities and land. When the German army crossed the border and entered the country of Billy, many newspapers of the allied countries began to exclaim, The terrifying German army had returned!
Not only that, but due to the impact of the war, there was a large-scale panic in Belish. A large number of residents began to flee with their families, and a large number of Belish people ran to the neighboring Gaul. This also brought a lot of panic to Gaul. Many Gaul people were reminded of the German army that had invaded Gaul two years ago, causing a lot of destruction in the northeastern part of Gaul, causing millions of people to be displaced!
Now, the threat of war had once again arrived. The residents of the northeast who had just returned to their homes and had not had time to be happy immediately packed up and began to flee again after hearing the news.
At the beginning of March, a large number of people from the border areas flooded into Iron Tower City and spread the news of the defeat of the French army at the front line. As a result, everyone in Iron Tower City changed their expressions, and millions of residents of Iron Tower City began to panic!
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The Gaul President was anxious like an ant on a hot pan. He regretted it. If he had known that this would be the outcome, he would not have supported the military's proposal in the first place. He would not have touched this eyebrow at all.
"Mr. President, I think we must ask the United Kingdom and the United States to send troops now!”
Prime Minister Kermenthal said anxiously. The reports from the front line were like snowflakes, but there was no good news. The news from all over the world was also very unreliable. There were constant reports of the whereabouts of the German army, causing the entire Iron Tower City to panic. If this continued, the situation might not be able to end!
"Will they send troops? I think they're clearly trying to make a fool of us!”
It was better to watch a joke than to continue embarrassing himself!
The Prime Minister couldn't help but curse in his heart. He also began to regret it. He shouldn't have been so impulsive and listened to Marshal Foch!
However, this failure allowed Crimenthal to re-evaluate the strength of the German army and feel the threat of the German army. His thoughts about military restrictions on Germany after the war became unprecedentedly strong!
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